en.Wedoany.com Reported - Grain silo and storage company AGI Brasil (AGI Brazil) announced an investment of 15 million reais to expand its operations in Brazil, including the construction of a technology center for developing grain storage solutions.
The facility is expected to begin operations in the first half of this year in Cândido Mota, São Paulo state, which is also the headquarters of AGI Brazil. This investment is a strategic component of the company's efforts to localize the production of BinManager, a digital monitoring and automation system for grain storage. AGI stated that this move aims to reduce dependence on imported components and better adapt the technology to Brazil's tropical climate and local crop characteristics.
Through the core technologies developed at the new center, the company will focus on controlling internal temperatures of grain silos. To this end, it will decentralize the manufacturing of key components such as temperature measurement cables and develop algorithms optimized for temperature and humidity variations in Brazil's major producing regions. Operations Director Guilherme Cária emphasized in a statement that the maturity of the Brazilian market has transformed cutting-edge technology from an option into a tool for sovereignty and risk management. The system developed at the new center can simultaneously measure temperature and humidity both inside and outside the silo, and automatically activate the ventilation system based on the measurements to protect the quality of stored grain.
AGI stated that the technology aims to minimize post-harvest losses. According to estimates by the Brazilian Post-Harvest Association (Abrapós), such losses can reach up to 15% of production. Additionally, the company plans to increase the proportion of local materials and labor used in equipment manufacturing to enhance domestic industrial competitiveness. The BinManager system can be installed in silos of different manufacturers and sizes, and supports remote monitoring of operations via mobile devices.
AGI Brasil is a subsidiary of the Canadian multinational Ag Growth International, a company specializing in grain storage and handling equipment with operations in 100 countries. Currently, Brazil is one of the company's top three global markets.
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